Quake drill at school helps raise awareness of hazard
For many adults, earthquake drills were never a part of the school, but School District 55, like many…
Mock crash urges students to make good choices
Whump, whump, whump… The unmistakable sound of a helicopter grows louder and louder although it remains invisible due…
Prevention week, April 22-26 will feature variety activities in community and schools
Prevention Week, April 22 through April 26, will feature a variety of activities throughout School District 55, including…
Desi Thompson, firefighter of the year, starts job Eugene
As Desi Thompson started working for the Eugene Fire Department last month, her Sweet Home Fire and Ambulance…
Court enters final order sentencing Peel
The final order in the conviction of Robert A. Peel, 36, of Sweet Home for conspiracy to manufacture…
Police plan blitz at crosswalks
Sweet Home Police Department will run a series of crosswalk awareness campaign starting next month. The awareness campaign…
Corps plans public meetings
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers will host four public meetings this month to share its proposed water…
SHHS choir exceptional at district festival
The Sweet Home High School concert choir received excellent ratings at the district choir festival on April 10.…
New diploma not given as option for SHHS students
Sweet Home High School Principal Pat Stineff stresses that the new diploma approved last week by the District…
Clint Pollock and Heather Rose plan to marryPlan June 29 nuptials
Heather Rose and Clint Pollock have announced their engagement to be married on June 29. Rose is the…
Feral Cat Coalition focuses on spaying, neutering
They knock over garbage cans, scrounge your back porch for scraps of food left over from a barbecue…
Woman rescued after kayak flips, another woman pulls herself ashore
A North River Road man and his son rescued a woman Saturday afternoon from the South Santiam River…
Husky grapplers place at state Cadet tourney
Sweet Home wrestlers did well last weekend at the cadet freestyle and Greco state championships. Placers included: Shane…
Husky boys take Stayton meet;Burnett hits 13′ in pole vault
The Husky track team visited Stayton High School on Thursday for a three way league meet with the…
Eighth-grade basketball finishes undefeated
The eighth grade boys basketball team recently finished its season with a perfect 12-0 record. Leading the Tigers…
Ffth-grade second at Sisters basketball tournament
Coach Scott Emmert and Mark Risen’s traveling fifth-grade basketball team recently wrapped up a 12-11 season. The season…
Bicyclist injured in accident at 18th and Main
A bicyclist was injured when he was hit in a crosswalk at 18th Avenue and Main Street Friday…
Sweet Home High School honor roll
Ninth grade, 4.0 GPA, Jesse Aitken, Alisha Basham, Jennifer Belveal, Jeremy Fisher, Ryan Garrett, Leialoha Himan, Nyvona Johnson,…
April to be named child abuse prevention, awareness month
Sweet Home Mayor Craig Fentiman will declare April Child Abuse Prevention and Awareness Month in Sweet Home after…
Calapooia Watershed Council electsdirectors; learns about Thompsons Mill
Six directors were re elected to the Calapooa Watershed Council Thursday during that group’s annual meeting held at…
Planning Commission gives okay for Hawthorne project
The Sweet Home Planning Commission approved a conditional use permit for additions to Hawthorne Elementary School. School District…
District commits $83,000 in tree money to build new track
The District 55 School Board agreed to set aside money from the sale of trees from Sweet Home…
School Board closes Pleasant Valley for financial reasons
The District 55 School Board voted Monday night to close Pleasant Valley Kindergarten next school year. Kindergarten students,…
K.C. Stokes, Carissa VanCleave to lead SHHS Class of 2002
K.C. Stokes will be the Class of 2002 valedictorian and Carissa VanCleave the salutatorian. Rounding out the Top…